Dive Details

Location

Date

27 October, 2011

Time

10:58am - 12:00pm

Details

Dive with Sipadan-Kapalai Dive Resort led by George

Another steep reef slope. This one was covered by interesting creatures.

Buddy

Allan Cox

Seas

Flat

Visibility

10-20 metres

Duration

62 minutes

Maximum depth

20.5 m

Average depth

12.6 m

Water temperature

29.0°C

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides at Pakalangan, Sabah MST

Note that tides at dive site may vary from above location.

High

5:50am

2.10m

Low

11:44am

0.20m

High

6:01pm

2.50m

Camera gear

Camera

Nikon D300

Lens

Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D

Housing

Ikelite 6812.3

Lens port

Ikelite Flat Port 5502.41

Strobes

Ikelite SubStrobe DS125

Ikelite SubStrobe DS161

Photographs

Depth information, where present, indicates the depth of the camera when the photograph was taken and can be used to approximate the depth of the subject.

Sabellid worm. 18.3 m.
 

Nudibranch, Chromodoris dianae. 20.4 m.
 

Leaf scorpionfish, Taenianotus triacanthus. 19.4 m.
 

Nudibranch, Phyllidiopsis shireenae. 15.6 m.
 

Sea cucumber, Colochirus robustus. 16.4 m.
 

Crocodilefish, Cymbacephalus beauforti. 17.5 m.
 

Crocodilefish, Cymbacephalus beauforti. 18.3 m.
 

Giant frogfish, Antennarius commersonii. 16.5 m.
 

Nudibranch, Nembrotha rutilans. 16.4 m.
 

Nudibranch, Nembrotha rutilans. 16.9 m.
 

Polyclad flatworm. 16.6 m.
 

Sea cucumber, Colochirus robustus. 10.3 m.
 

Sea cucumber, Colochirus robustus. 10 m.
 

Moray, Gymnothorax meleagris. 10.6 m.
 

Sea cucumbers, Colochirus robustus. 9.5 m.
 

Sea cucumbers, Colochirus robustus. 9.1 m.
 

Sea cucumbers, Colochirus robustus. 9.3 m.
 

Nudibranch, Chromodoris sp. 11.5 m.
 

Sea cucumber, Colochirus robustus. 6.1 m.
 

Latticed sandperch, Parapercis clathrata. 3.9 m.